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[foxxcub]

Okay, one more thought. Humor me, I've had the week from hell. :P


So this girl at work today asked me how I liked last night's ep. I said it was great, and then she starts telling about her husband's theory about how The Monster is motion controlled and the way Locke and Eko "controlled" it was by standing still. Well, I said, that was a nice theory, but unfortunately it's debunked by the fact that Locke was chased and somewhat captured by the thing in "Exodus". Which got me to thinking: when Locke tries to attempt said maneuver, he looks at The Monster and is suddenly terrified. He obviously didn't see what he saw before. Thanks to queenbtch and her DVR, I now know that those WERE faces in the smoke, and they were faces from Eko's past. IT READ HIS BRAIN. So, the question remains--is The Island using this thing to control people? And what the hell did it show Locke that freaked him out? GAH. *brain hurts*

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[rogueapprentice.livejournal.com]

IT READ HIS BRAIN.

THAT'S WHAT I THINK!

strutterms and I just had a chat about this, actually. She thinks that Locke saw what he *needed* to see at that time. Like Eko did. Eko needed to see and face up to what he was, and therefore could become what he should be. My hubby thought that, when Eko and his brother were young, it was actually Eko that was supposed to be the priest. When Eko was taken, his brother became one instead. So, in a way, on the island he's putting his past behind him and taking up the mantle of what he should've been.

Good question, though. What DID Locke see the second time that terrified him so much? Maybe whatever force behind the monster actually didn't *want* the hatch opened. Therefore, it showed Locke something very different the second time around.

Or, maybe I'm rambling and should stop now. :P

[foxxcub.livejournal.com]

Maybe whatever force behind the monster actually didn't *want* the hatch opened. Therefore, it showed Locke something very different the second time around

That's an EXCELLENT thought. And yet, if that were the case and it scared the shit out of him, *why* would Locke still insist on blowing the hatch anyway?

[rogueapprentice.livejournal.com]

Good question!

Hmm...well, he did say he thought he was being 'tested', so maybe that was his perception, not that he shouldn't open the hatch. And maybe that's what it was doing, testing him.

*Brainhurt*

[inthekeyofd.livejournal.com]

Wait, I can't remember, was the second time after Boone died??

[foxxcub.livejournal.com]

O__O

After. Whoa.